People: Leucadia National Corp (LUK)


LUK on New York Consolidated

26.96USD
19 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Joseph Steinberg

69 2013 Chairman of the Board

Brian Friedman

57 2013 President, Director

Richard Handler

50 2013 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Joseph Orlando

57 1996 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President

Justin Wheeler

40 2012 Chief Operating Officer, Vice President

Michael Sharp

2013 Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Thomas Mara

67 2007 Executive Vice President

Barbara Lowenthal

68 1996 Vice President, Comptroller

Rocco Nittoli

54 2007 Vice President, Treasurer

Joseph O'Connor

37 2007 Vice President

W. Patrick Campbell

66 2013 Director

Ian Cumming

72 2013 Director

Richard Dooley

83 2013 Director

Robert Joyal

68 2013 Director

Michael O'Kane

67 2013 Director

Paul Dougan

75 1985 Independent Director

Alan Hirschfield

77 2004 Independent Director

James Jordan

68 1981 Independent Director

Jeffrey Keil

66 2004 Independent Director

Jesse Nichols

73 1978 Independent Director

Michael Sorkin

69 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Joseph Steinberg

Mr. Joseph S. Steinberg is Chairman of the Board of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Steinberg is Chairman of the Board of HomeFed; Mr. Steinberg has an approximate 8.6% equity interest in HomeFed, trusts for the benefit of Mr. Steinberg’s children have an approximate .8% equity interest in HomeFed, a private charitable trust, as to which Mr. Steinberg disclaims beneficial ownership, has an approximate .5% equity interest in HomeFed and a private trust, as to which Mr. Steinberg disclaims beneficial ownership, has an approximate .3% equity interest in HomeFed. Mr. Steinberg is also a director of Jefferies. Mr. Steinberg serves on the Boards of HomeFed and Jefferies at the request of the Company, to oversee the Company’s investment in each such company. Mr. Steinberg previously served as a director of Mueller, Fortescue, FINOVA, White Mountains Insurance Group and Jordan Industries Inc. Mr. Steinberg has managerial and investing experience in a broad range of businesses through his more than 30 years as President and a director of the Company.

Brian Friedman

Richard Handler

Joseph Orlando

Mr. Joseph A. Orlando is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Orlando, a certified public accountant, has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 1996 and as Vice President of the Company since January 1994.

Justin Wheeler

Mr. Justin R. Wheeler is Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Wheeler joined the Company in March 2000, and has served in a variety of capacities in the Company’s subsidiaries and as Vice President of the Company since October 2006. In addition, he has served as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. since November 2004 and was a director of ACF. Mr. Wheeler holds an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University and a B.A. in Finance and French from Utah State University.

Michael Sharp

Thomas Mara

Mr. Thomas E. Mara is Executive Vice President of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Mara joined the Company in April 1977 and was elected Vice President of the Company in May 1977. He has served as Executive Vice President of the Company since May 1980 and as Treasurer of the Company from January 1993 to May 2007. In addition, he is a director of Inmet (since August 2005) and previously served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of FINOVA.

Barbara Lowenthal

Ms. Barbara L. Lowenthal is Vice President, Comptroller of Leucadia National Corp. Ms. Lowenthal, is a certified public accountant.

Rocco Nittoli

Mr. Rocco J. Nittoli is Vice President, Treasurer of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Nittoli joined the Company in September 1997, and has served in a variety of capacities at the Company’s subsidiaries and as Treasurer of the Company since May 2007, and as Vice President of the Company since September 2007.

Joseph O'Connor

Mr. Joseph M. O'Connor is Vice President of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. O’Connor joined the Company in August 2001.

W. Patrick Campbell

Ian Cumming

Mr. Ian M. Cumming is no longer Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. Mr. Cumming is also a director of Skywest, Inc., a Utah-based regional air carrier and HomeFed Corporation (“HomeFed”), a publicly held real estate development company, in which has approximate 31.4% equity interest; Mr. Cumming has an approximate 7.7% equity interest in HomeFed and a private charitable foundation, as to which Mr. Cumming disclaims beneficial ownership, has an approximate 2.2% equity interest in HomeFed. Mr. Cumming also serves as a director of other entities in which have an interest: Jefferies Group, Inc. (“Jefferies”), a publicly traded full service global investment bank and institutional securities firm serving companies and other investors, in which have an approximate 28.2% interest and Mueller Industries Inc. (“Mueller”), a publicly traded manufacturer of copper, brass, plastic and aluminum products in which have an approximate 27.3% interest. Mr. Cumming previously served as a director and was Chairman of the Board of The FINOVA Group Inc. (“FINOVA”) and was a director of AmeriCredit Corp. and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (“Fortescue”). Mr. Cumming serves on the Boards of HomeFed, Jefferies and Mueller at the request of the Company, to oversee the Company’s investment in each such company.

Richard Dooley

Robert Joyal

Michael O'Kane

Paul Dougan

Mr. Paul M. Dougan is no longer Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. Mr. Dougan is a private investor. Until July 2004, he was a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Equity Oil Company, a company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production. Mr. Dougan has managerial experience in the independent energy sector, particularly in connection with exploration of natural resources and development of energy related businesses and in real estate development.

Alan Hirschfield

Mr. Alan J. Hirschfield is no longer Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. Mr. Hirschfield is a private investor and consultant. Mr. Hirschfield has held executive positions in the financial information services industry and the entertainment industry. He is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Carmike Cinemas, Inc., a publicly traded motion picture exhibitor in the United States and is a director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Cantel Medical Corp., a publicly traded healthcare company. He was formerly a director of Interactive Data Corporation. Mr. Hirschfield has managerial experience in the media and entertainment sector, as well as in investment banking and real estate.

James Jordan

Mr. James E. Jordan is no longer Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. Mr. Jordan is a private investor. He was the Managing Director of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, a privately owned global investment management company from July 2002 to June 2005. Mr. Jordan is a director of the First Eagle of mutual funds and JZ Capital Partners Plc., a Guernsey registered investment trust company. Mr. Jordan has managerial experience in the financial sector, particularly in the area of asset management both in the U.S. and foreign markets. He also has experience serving on the boards of directors of both public and private companies. He has served on committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, including serving as Chair of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and formerly serving as Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee.

Jeffrey Keil

Mr. Jeffrey C. Keil is Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp. Mr. Keil is a private investor who had been President and a director of Republic New York Corporation and Vice Chairman of Republic National Bank of New York from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Keil is currently a director of a privately held trust company, the non-executive chairman of a privately held registered investment advisor and a director of a privately held manager. Since January 2012, Mr. Keil has served on the Board of Directors of The St. Joe Company, the business of which is residential and commercial real estate, rural land sales and forestry. Mr. Keil was formerly a director of Presidential Life Insurance Company and Anthracite Capital, Inc. a specialty real estate finance company. Mr. Keil has managerial experience in the domestic and international banking sector, as well as in real estate and investing. He also has experience serving on the boards of directors of both public and private companies. He has served on committees of both public and private companies, including audit committees, as well as serving as Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee.

Jesse Nichols

Mr. Jesse Clyde Nichols, III, is no longer Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. Mr. Nichols is a private investor. He was President, from May 1974 through 2000, of Nichols Industries, Inc., a diversified holding company. Mr. Nichols has managerial experience in the manufacturing sector. He also has experience serving on the boards of directors of both public and private companies. He has served on committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, as well as serving as Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee.

Michael Sorkin

Mr. Michael Sorkin is no longer Independent Director of Leucadia National Corp., effective July 25, 2013. He has served as a Vice Chairman of N M Rothschild Corporate Finance Limited, the U.K. arm of the controlled Rothschild banking group, since 2001. Mr. Sorkin serves on the Board of Directors of Almar Plc., a private company that distributes watches, watchstraps and associated products. In addition, between 2002 and 2011, Mr. Sorkin served as a non executive director of St. James’s Place PLC, a company engaged in management services. Mr. Sorkin was formerly a director of JZ Equity Partners Plc. Mr. Sorkin has management and strategic experience in international investment banking and the financial services sector. He also has experience advising companies on international transactions, and has served on the boards of directors of both public and private companies.

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